VGM writes: "There is a common, albeit seldom acknowledged, idea held among those who consider themselves experts on the game of basketball. And that is that while the professional ranks of the NBA contain the highest caliber of athlete and individual competitor, the Division I college game is the pinnacle of basketball fundamentals and technique. We all acknowledge that the NBA is made up of the best hardwood inclined athletes, but we also recognize that there is something special, and more fundamental, in the college basketball."